HOME FRONT TO BATTLEFRONT: An Ohio Teenager in World War II by Frank Lavin University of Ohio Press, Athens, Ohio Hardcover: 304 pages Price: AUD$69.99 Reviewed by Jeffry Babb Wars are won, not by the great captains, but by the footsloggers. Infantry – boots on the ground – are the soldiers who win battles.…
The countdown to the postal ballot on redefining marriage is on, but any robust debate on the issue has so far gone missing in action, as media outlets publicly refuse to allow any “No” arguments from being aired, or actively campaign for the “Yes” case. On August 12, Lenore Taylor, editor of The Guardian…
First, humanity overreached in its desire to conquer its own frailty. Instead of victory, it was overcome by the very nature it sought to command. In so doing, creation repaid its stewards for their failure by beginning to supplant them. Second, humanity struggled to survive, unable to rebuild the world it had ruined, and challenged…
How moral are different types of music? The question is not as odd as it sounds, although the answer is anything but obvious. Indeed, it is quite probably an impossible question to shed light on. Not that people have not tried before. Plato thought that certain modes were morally better than others. The flat five…
